Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse vs long yam

Heteromys desmarestianus compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Heteromys	Dioscorea
Species	Heteromys desmarestianus	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.